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To: WMarshal

In the 1960s Lockheed Martin rolled out the SR-71 Blackbird less than 60 years after the first flight by the Wright brothers...

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Pretty remarkable advancement when you think about it.

6 posted on 08/19/2018 4:20:16 AM PDT by Flick Lives ("When they go low, we go spy." - Hillary Clinton campaign slogan)

To: Flick Lives

and an area where China and Russia are perceived to be ahead of U.S. military efforts”

Really? First time I’ve head that.

7 posted on 08/19/2018 5:29:58 AM PDT by gibsonguy

To: Flick Lives

“Pretty remarkable advancement when you think about it.”

Back then we didn’t use computers - engineer had to UNDERSTAND what they were designing, hence the SR-71 and Apollo.

13 posted on 08/19/2018 6:26:56 AM PDT by BobL (I drive a pick up truck because it makes me feel like a man)

To: Flick Lives

#6 We also have use of a stargate.

18 posted on 08/19/2018 6:07:41 PM PDT by minnesota_bound

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